Passport Services
E-Passport Application Procedures and Guidelines
Applicants are required to complete and print online application forms as well as to print the Acknowledge Slip and Receipt after making payment. Online application form can be accessed at https://portal.immigration.gov.ng.
APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO PAY TO ANY THIRD PARTY. ALL PAYMENT MUST BE MADE ONLINE THROUGH https://portal.immigration.gov.ng.
PASSPORT FEES SCHEDULE
- AGES 0 YRS-17YRS ($77)
- AGES 18Yrs-59Yrs ($106)
- AGES 60Yrs and Above ($77)
All passport applicants are required to be physically present on the appointment date specified on the payment confirmation receipt. Applicants will only be able to reschedule their appointment date after the initial appointment date has past.
For passport payment refund, contact Innovate via email at: refund@innovate1services.com
1. Passport Application form to be completed online
2. Online payment Slip
3. Online acknowledgement Slip
4. Expired Nigerian Passport
5. Photocopy of Applicant’s data page of Nigerian Passport
6. Two current passport-size photographs preferably with white background
7. For applicants between the ages of 0-17, please pay close attention to the next section, as there are additional requirements for minors.
*Applicant to appear in person for biometric and image acquisition.
Applicants under the age of 18 (Eighteen) are required to provide the following:
1. Completed online application forms
2. Copy of child’s birth certificate
3. Letter of Consent jointly signed by child’s both parents
4. Photocopies of both parents’ passports data page. One of the passport data pages must be a Nigerian Passport.
5. Online payment Slip
6. Online acknowledgment Slip
7. Child’s current two passport-size photographs preferably with white background.
*Applicant to appear in person for biometric and image acquisition.
Applicants above 18 (Eighteen), born outside Nigeria are required to provide the following:
1. Completed online application forms
2. Online payment slip
3. Online acknowledgement slip
4. Birth Certificate.
5. Photocopy of parent passport data page. ONE OF THE PARENTS MUST BE NIGERIAN.
*Applicant to appear in person for biometric and image acquisition.
1. Police Report
2. Penalty fee of three hundred and fifty dollars ($350) in money order or cashier check ONLY payable to the Embassy of Nigeria
3. Submission of completed online e-passport application form (The link to the online application is in paragraph 7 above.)
4.Two (2) passport-size photographs preferably with white background
5. Applicant should provide Passport Number of lost Passport (if applicable)
*Applicant to appear in person for biometric and image acquisition.
If you need to change or correct the data on your Nigerian e-passport, it can only be done in Nigeria. The Embassy no longer entertains such request.
REQUIREMENTS FOR PICK-UP
Applicant will be required to present pick-up slip and the expired Nigerian passport before receiving the e-passport.
REQUIREMENTS FOR PROXY PICK-UP
1. Letter of Authorization duly signed by Applicant requesting proxy pick-up
2. Valid I. D. card of authorized individual picking up Applicant’s passport
3. Applicant’s pick up slip, and
4. Applicant’s expired Nigerian Passport.
1. In the Passport menu, choose the E-Passport Application Form Option. If you have a Yahoo or Google account, you may use it to log into the system, otherwise select the Open ID option and create an account for the application process.
2. Please complete the form and print. Thereafter, click on the Submit Button.
3. Once the application has been successfully submitted, you will be provided with a Reference Number and Application ID. Please print it out, as you will need it later in the application process.
4. Click on the close button to continue the application process. At the bottom of the page, click on the Proceed to checkout button to begin the payment process.
5. On the Cart page, double check to make sure that name in the cart corresponds to the appropriate applicant. Click on the Proceed to Online Payment Button.
6. Choose the credit card payment option or the money order payment option and click next. If the money order payment option is selected, please follow the on screen instructions for mailing the money order. Once the money order is received, you will receive a confirmation email. If the credit card option is used, allow 30 minutes for the payment to register, and proceed to the next step. For credit card payments, the applicant may only use his or her credit for payment of fees. NO THIRD PARTY CREDIT CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
7. Once the payment confirmation email is received, go to https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/pages/welcome
8. In the application menu, click on the Query Your Application Payment Status option. Select E-Passport in the application menu and enter the Reference Number and Application ID. Click on the Search Record button. The next page will be the Online Application Confirmation page.
9. On the Online Application Confirmation page, scroll to the bottom of the page and print the Payment Receipt and also print Application Confirmation. Attach these documents to the expired passport, or to the rest of the application documents (first issuance).
10. The applicant should appear at the Nigerian Embassy on the appointment date, with his or her expired Nigerian passport and required documents. If the application is for a first issuance, and the applicant is under the age of sixteen, the following requirements must also be met.
